The government has decided to respond positively to the US offer to engage the FBI in unearthing the motive behind the killing of writer and blogger Abhijit Roy and in identifying the real culprits behind the murder.
This was disclosed by Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali while he was briefing a number of envoys on the current political situation on Sunday, said a press release of the foreign ministry.
The minister noted in particular the concerns raised by the UN, US and EU in the aftermath of the Abhijit Roy murder by yet unidentified assailants.
Mahmud briefed the heads of missions about the latest trends in the violent and terrorist acts being perpetrated by the BNP-Jamaat combine since January 5.
He categorically said there was no room for engagement with entities that resorted to terror tactics in the name of political activities.
Mahmood reiterated the government’s firm commitment to contain the violence and ensure protection for the general public from the indiscriminate attacks by the BNP-Jamaat miscreants.
He said that BNP-Jamat alliance is directly inciting an extremist agenda in order to challenge the democratic, non-communal and non-confrontational ethos of the country.
While stressing that violence does not have any place in democracy, he added that some of their recent cowardly acts like throwing petrol bombs at passengers-laden vehicles are almost akin to the terror tactics used by ISIS and others.
Mahmood urged the international community to condemn such violence and atrocities in unequivocal terms.
The diplomatic envoys attending the briefing reiterated their concern over the continued violence, and underscored the need for the people of Bangladesh to find a solution to the prevailing situation.
They urged the return of calm and stability in order to sustain the momentum of Bangladesh’s impressive socio-economic development gains.
The advisers to the prime minister HT Imam and Gowher Rizvi and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam were present at the briefing and participated in the interaction with the envoys.
The foreign secretary and other senior officials of the Foreign Ministry were also present.
